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Secular: Forming clergy that are not pertaining or connected to any religious order.
Da Vinci ( Leonardo Di ser Piero da Vinci ) known as the Renaissance man
Born in April 15, 1452
Died in May 2, 1519
Created Mona lisa and The Last Supper known as the most famous and religious paintings
Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence
Died on June 21, 1527 on Florence
Machiavelli was a political theorist ( Father of modern political theory ), a philosopher and statesman.
He wrote his first work in 1499 titled, Discorso sopra le cose de pisa (Discourse on Pisa)
On 1502, Discorso sopra la provisione del danaro ( Discourse about the Provision of Money)
Section 2
Humanism– is a way of solving human problems not in a diving or supernatural matters.
Vernacular – is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is a second language or foreign language to the population, such as a national language, standard language, or lingua franca.
Geoffrey Chaucer – lived between 1343-1400 and thus qualifies as medieval. The Middle Ages, as first defined in the Renaissance, has long been understood as a period of backwardness and superstition.
Section 3
Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines of Protestant and other Christian traditions.
Edict of Worms was a decree issued by The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V banning the writings of Martin Luther and labeling him a heretic and enemy of the state.
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German monk and theologian. Today, Lutheranism is one of the largest denominations by members of Protestantism and overall Christianity.
Section 4
Born July 10, 1509 in Noyon, France, Jean Calvin was raised in a staunch Roman Catholic family. The local bishop employed Calvin’s father as an administrator in the town’s cathedral. The father, in turn, wanted John to become a priest. Because of close ties with the bishop and his noble family, John’s playmates and classmates in Noyon (and later in Paris) were aristocratic and culturally influential in his early life.
Anabaptism is a Christian theological tradition that developed during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. The Anabaptists believed that other Protestant reformers (such as Martin Luther) were right in demanding reform of the Roman Catholic Church, but they complained that, in some respects, these reformers had not gone far enough with their demands.
The Council of Trent played an important part in determining the outcome of the Counter-Reformation. Along with the part played by the Jesuits and certain individuals, the Council of Trent was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. But whether Trent represented a positive move by the Catholic Church remains contentious.